Court refused to cancel the NPC election

The court of appeal refused to cancel the Northern Provincial Council election. Sinhala Jathika Peramuna filed petition on demanding to cancel the northern poll.

Government advocate noted court does not own power to investigate this case where election hold according to the constitution by the head of state Rajapaksa. Judge of the court of appeal Sriskandaraja pointed Sinhala Jathika Peramuna not registered as political party of this country and also election commissioner not yet approved your party registration and decided to end the case, Sinhala Jathika Peramuna national organizer Vijitha Wijeyamuni informed BBC.